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New partnership between Leicester’s universities offers students chance to improve skills for less
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/pg-scholarship
Graduates in Leicester will be able to take discounted further study at either of the city’s universities thanks to a new joint offer.
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About
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/sapphire/about/
The SAPPHIRE group’s research helps to improve the quality and safety of care in the NHS and across the world. Our studies address difficult questions involving patient safety, research ethics, and professional standards.
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New advance announced in fight against Alzheimers and Parkinsons
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/new-advance-announced-in-fight-against-alzheimers-and-parkinsons
A five-year study by an international team led by Leicester has found a way of ‘reversing’ symptoms of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s – using fruit flies as test subjects.
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River research reveals scale of macroplastic pollution
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/river-plastic
Plastic pollution clogs river systems for considerably longer than previously thought, new research from the University of Leicester shows.
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Brexit planning now urgent as leave date looms
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2019/02/21/brexit-planning-now-urgent/
Posted by hconnolly in School of Business Blog on February 21, 2019 By Rachael Elliott, Head of Thought Leadership, Business Continuity Institute & Paul Baines, Professor of Political Marketing, University of Leicester.
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Nearly half of COVID-19 survivors experience continuous symptoms, global research finds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/long-covid
More than 40 per cent of COVID-19 survivors experience symptoms of the virus four months after first being infected.
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Sanctuary Scholarships
https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/scholarships-bursaries-discounts/sanctuary-scholarships
Help reduce the barriers to participation in HE faced by those seeking asylum in the UK. Tuition fee waiver, contribution to living costs and tailored personal support.
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The Story of Pulque, Part 1
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/03/10/the-story-of-pulque-part-1/
Posted by Deborah Toner in Consuming Authenticities on March 10, 2015 In the 17th century, the Mexican historian Fernando de Alva Ixtlilxochitl recorded a pre-Columbian legend about the origins of pulque.
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Mexican Cookery and the Importance of Chilies – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/07/22/mexican-cookery-and-the-importance-of-chillies/
Project PI Deborah Toner writes about Mexican cookery and the use of dried chilies therein, based on a weekend of cookery-based relaxation, following the completion of the Consuming Authenticies recipe book.
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Acarajé diaries. Day 6 – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/06/30/acaraje-diaries-day-6/
Project co-investigator Ana Martins describes here research on Acarajé, and ongoing fieldwork in Salvador.